SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
[Press Agency.] 1
Auckland, last night.
Plurnley, the well-known farmer of Otahuhu, was mounting his cart near Scarrott's on the Great South Road, when the horse started and threw him on tlie back of his head, causing* concussion of the spine. He lingered till this morning and. died. John Edward Dixon, carter for Craig, collided with an omnibus on the Unehunga road, and was thrown out of the cart, and also suffered concussion of the spine. He lies in a precarious state.
Edward Jackson, a oolouced man, was committed for trial for burglary at the Eagle Inn. GrRAHAMSTOWN, last night. Sales: Moanataiari, £8 5s to £8 10s'; Waitekauri, 16s; Welcome, ss. Sellers : Moanataiari, £8 7s 6d ; Knranui, 27s 6d ; Alburnia, £3; Piako, 10s; City of London, 10s ; Waitekauri, 16s. ' Alburaja. haye q le^rge quantity of-
specimens on hand ready for next crushing. The stock is enquired tor.—' Her^ld'a 'vNAPiEft, ifrednesdayj. The-creturri football match took plac£ Mx-dajj between a team of Aucklanders, residing in Napier, and Va" Napier fceanh '.^Auckland Teami:;tßoe3 : (captain), Davy, _Yba Tempsky, v Bpdlej' Grace, Se vern, Gilberd.-Ridihgs, Gully, and Freeman. * !N"apier : Messrs Morgan , (captain), Jsp.ur'l?e, Garter, Gotterill, Boyle, Lambert, Siddle, Caldwell, Shand, Tabuteau, Hill, Oraig, Dewes, and Gibbous. Scores : Auckland, iorNapieiv2. - Wanganui, Saturday. The natives have turned bacbti* party 6f Government surveyors on a block of nativa land; at Murimufu, and have taken- away the chains and instruments^ and struck the tents of the surveyorS/iiwho are now on their way i baojk to #7auganui. •".."•
Greymouth, last night. A terrific gale is blowing. Five schooners are driven on the beach. • , , . . ; Nelson, last night.
The brig 'Star of Mercy' is wrecked -in Cook's Straits. The creyr were saved. The brig 'Albion' has put into Nelson leaking. She encountered .the same galeu . Dunedin, Saturday.
A pugilistic encounter took place at.a meeting of the St Kilda Council last night, between auditor Eager and^CojmoUlor Halligan. A number of the ratepayers formed a ring, and. acted the part of lopkerS-on until both combatants were severely punished, when thefight was stopped.
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Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 781, 19 June 1877, Page 2
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339SPECIAL TELEGRAMS. Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 781, 19 June 1877, Page 2
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